Cover of Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails

Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails

Told in punchy, repetitive verse, this follows a family's adventurous trip from Independence, Missouri to Sacramento, California in the mid 1800s.

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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